If you haven’t yet cooked and savoured whole artichokes, then you really, really, really should give it a try. So easy and so addictive. Try them with this mustard mayo dip for a super treat. Once the addiction sets in, you’ll be toting them along in your lunch bag, sans dip, for a gourmet delicacy…

I was perusing the fresh fish at CSL Shopping Center, asking the friendly fishmonger what I should purchase to lay over a salad. He said; “Buy the canned sardines. I eat them all the time. They have Omega 3 and Omega 6. They are very good for you.” So I thought, this guy is going…

If you like your cookbooks filled with wonderful recipes and a healthy dose of interesting and entertaining history and if you want to know the origins of various dishes, get yourself a copy of Claudia Roden’s “The Book Of Jewish Food”. You’ll have trouble deciding what to choose to cook, and whether you should interrupt…

I am new to pea shoots, or they are new to me. I’ve been researching and it seems that I’m a little slow to the party. Pea shoots have been gaining in popularity for several years now. Everyone who is anyone is the blogosphere describes them as having that springtime fresh pea flavour. Monsieur Basilic…

Parsley is supposed to freshen your breath. Garlic and onion are hailed as antioxidant heros. Put them all together and you still need a mint – unless everyone around the table partakes equally. This isn’t an original recipe, but it was tweaked a tad to make it mine. At least twice a month I trot…